Honda hopes to double EV driving vary with solid-state batteries

TOCHIGI –

Honda Motor goals to double the driving vary of its electrical automobiles by the late 2020s when it begins adopting all-solid-state batteries, a brand new kind of energy supply below improvement, the pinnacle of its analysis unit mentioned on Wednesday.

Such batteries, rather than liquid-state lithium-ion batteries, will produce twice the driving vary by the tip of this decade and over 2.5 occasions extra by the 2040s, mentioned Keiji Otsu, president of Honda R&D.

Automakers and battery suppliers worldwide have unveiled plans to develop solid-state batteries, touted as a key know-how to make longer-lasting, safer and cheaper electrical autos amid slowing progress within the section.